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Kanye West feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver – “Monster”
omgcontroversywtfkanyelol.
Wait a second. Isn’t this video just a final print of the first draft “Monster” video I saw 5 months ago? Didn’t that initial dirty cut video ultimately spawn Muppet parody videos in long and short forms? I don’t … -
J. Cole – “Return of Simba”
Cole already has an extensive résumé. Friday Night Lights. Feature spots on several records, notably on a G.O.O.D. Friday track (ummm yeah I’m not finding the link for yall), other tracks, blah blah blah. Yeah he was also on …
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Rick Ross and Meek Mill – “Perfectionist”
My feelings about Rick Ross (pause) are complicated. His beat selection is now legendary, so his voice is a tremendous instrument (pause) that glides through the mellifluous music. The result is rap music as cinema. His baritone validates all the …
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Kreayshawn – “Gucci Gucci”
Once again the Baltimore Sun is providing more new rap music than my current blogroll. Maybe they should embrace these new kids instead of holding grudges. But it ain’t my blog nor my revenue stream.
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Machine Gun Kelly – “Half Naked & Almost Famous”
I wouldn’t know Machine Gun Kelly if he was standing on my big toe. Until a week ago I had no idea who this guy is. Then I saw his name on one of the rap blogs I frequent. Then …
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Beyoncé – “Run The World (Girls)”
I’ve seen the talk, the disgust, the befuddled opinions about B taking Diplo and Switch’s signature “Pon De Floor,” then R-and-B-a-fying it a bit, adding a relentless amount of girls-are-better-than-boys lyrics, and repackaging all this mess for pop …
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Nas and Damian Marley – “Patience”
Like a lot of songs on the nearly year-old Distant Relatives LP, “Patience” is a slow burner creeping into the recesses of the mind. After DJ Evillincoln’s earnest recommendation for the album, it has grown into one of my favorites. …
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Nickelus F & Ohbliv – “The Stroll”
It’s real simple. Nick Fury is a beast on the microphone. Ohbliv hit the jackpot with this beat. And the opening line before the music fires up is classic.
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Rick Ross – “Devil In A New Dress”
Considering how I already devoted some time to Alicia Keys’s version of this track, I have to give some shine to Rick Ross’s video sans Kanye. Considering how the actual track on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy feels like two …
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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – “Beverly Kills”
Every year I keenly await Pitchfork’s end-of-year lists. This year, in which Kanye dominated everybody’s end-of-year lists, Pitchfork threw me a curveball with their Top 100 Track of 2010 list.
Now, no disrespect to “Round and Round,” but it …